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Maria Island History and Landscapes 1825-1930
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A history of Maria Island's recent past structured around four key touchstones: the two phases of convict occupation during the Penal Period 1825-32 and the Probation Period 1842-52; the optimistic tenure of the Bernacchi Period 1884-96; and the resource exploitation of the Industrial Period 1920-30.

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Aboriginal Connections with Launceston Places
 
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Stories in stone is a written portrait of the Tamar Valley's aboriginal history, in the north of Tasmania, largely based on interviews with 20 Tasmanian Aboriginal people who have lived largely in Launceston. This is an out-of-print book in USED condition.

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History of the Iron Pot - Derwent Light
 
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A comprehensive history of the Iron Pot - Australia's oldest lighthouse tower, Derwent Lighthouse - and a study of life in the colony of Van Diemen's Land and of its transition to the modern state of Tasmania.

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Wild Heart of Tasmania
 
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A living history of Lake Malbena and the Western Lakes in Tasmania.

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Duck and Green Peas! For Ever! Finding Utopia in Tasmania
 
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People have looked to find utopia in the most unlikely Tasmanian places – Port Davey, Elephant Pass, Jackey’s Marsh, Cygnet, Lake Pedder, Castra. This book tells their stories.

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Gravel & Mud
 
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Stories of football played in the mud and gravel of Tasmania's West Coast mining community.

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Guardians of the Port
 
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A history of the colonial pilots of the Port of Hobart from the earliest days of maritime trade on the Derwent.

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Here's Cheers - A Pictorial History of Hotels, Taverns & Inns in Hobart
 
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A pictorial history of hotels, taverns and inns in Hobart which, through its enticing illustrations, encourages us to explore for ourselves the beguiling stories behind the public houses of early Hobart.

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Historical Landscape of Queens Domain, Hobart - Part Two
 
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This study represents a part of Hobart City Council's major systematic review of Hobart's heritage, analysing the area between the central business district and the suburban areas.

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More Historical Stories of Tasmania's West Coast
 
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Another collection of short stories and photographs from Tasmania's remote West Coast region focussing on the boom times in the late 19th and early 20th century.

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Reading in Colonial Tasmania - the early years of the Evandale Subscription Library
 
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The Evandale Subscription Library in the north of Tasmania is unique in that its 19th century manuscript catalogue of books and loans register has survived.


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